Turkish president blames EU ‘negligence’ for crisis

European Union negligence » is to blame for the financial crisis roiling the continent, said Turkey’s president Friday, contrasting the EU’s malaise with his country’s economic and political dynamism.Abdullah Gül also called for a revamping of the UN Security Council, suggesting its permanent members no longer reflected the shift in influence from the postwar equation when the five nuclear powers effectively steered world policy. […]